Thousands of Falun Gong Adherents Parade Through New York City (Photo Essay)

Falun Gong adherents from all over the world came to New York City to participate in a parade celebrating the practice.
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Thousands of Falun Gong Adherents Parade Through New York City (Photo Essay)
55 million people have resigned from the Chinese Communist Party since November, 2004. Edward Dai/The Epoch Times
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<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/1alead_medium.jpg"><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/1alead_medium.jpg" alt="Falun Gong adherents from all over the world came to New York City to participate in a parade celebrating the practice, which has endured ten years of brutal persecution by the Chinese communist regime. (Edward Dai/The Epoch Times)" title="Falun Gong adherents from all over the world came to New York City to participate in a parade celebrating the practice, which has endured ten years of brutal persecution by the Chinese communist regime. (Edward Dai/The Epoch Times)" width="320" class="size-medium wp-image-87100"/></a>
Falun Gong adherents from all over the world came to New York City to participate in a parade celebrating the practice, which has endured ten years of brutal persecution by the Chinese communist regime. (Edward Dai/The Epoch Times)
<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/1aczechka_medium.jpg"><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/1aczechka_medium.jpg" alt="Practitioners from many nations were represented in the parade. (Edward Dai/The Epoch Times)" title="Practitioners from many nations were represented in the parade. (Edward Dai/The Epoch Times)" width="320" class="size-medium wp-image-87101"/></a>
Practitioners from many nations were represented in the parade. (Edward Dai/The Epoch Times)
<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/1apolska_medium.jpg"><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/1apolska_medium.jpg" alt="These Polish practitioners proclaim Falun Dafa's principles of truth, Compassion, and Tolerance. (Edward Dai/The Epoch Times)" title="These Polish practitioners proclaim Falun Dafa's principles of truth, Compassion, and Tolerance. (Edward Dai/The Epoch Times)" width="320" class="size-medium wp-image-87102"/></a>
These Polish practitioners proclaim Falun Dafa's principles of truth, Compassion, and Tolerance. (Edward Dai/The Epoch Times)
<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/1akorea_medium.jpg"><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/1akorea_medium.jpg" alt="Korean Falun Gong practitioners in their traditional dress march in the parade. (Edward Dai/The Epoch Times)" title="Korean Falun Gong practitioners in their traditional dress march in the parade. (Edward Dai/The Epoch Times)" width="320" class="size-medium wp-image-87103"/></a>
Korean Falun Gong practitioners in their traditional dress march in the parade. (Edward Dai/The Epoch Times)
<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/1afgBanner_medium.jpg"><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/1afgBanner_medium.jpg" alt="Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is practiced freely all over the world, except in communist China, where it is severely persecuted. (Edward Dai/The Epoch Times)" title="Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is practiced freely all over the world, except in communist China, where it is severely persecuted. (Edward Dai/The Epoch Times)" width="320" class="size-medium wp-image-87104"/></a>
Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is practiced freely all over the world, except in communist China, where it is severely persecuted. (Edward Dai/The Epoch Times)
<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/1avictims_medium.jpg"><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/1avictims_medium-302x450.jpg" alt="Rank upon rank of Falun Gong practitioners clad in white - the Asian color of mourning - carry photos of victims of the Chinese regime's persecution of the meditation practice. (Edward Dai/The Epoch Times)" title="Rank upon rank of Falun Gong practitioners clad in white - the Asian color of mourning - carry photos of victims of the Chinese regime's persecution of the meditation practice. (Edward Dai/The Epoch Times)" width="320" class="size-medium wp-image-87105"/></a>
Rank upon rank of Falun Gong practitioners clad in white - the Asian color of mourning - carry photos of victims of the Chinese regime's persecution of the meditation practice. (Edward Dai/The Epoch Times)
<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/1adivineland_medium.jpg"><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/1adivineland_medium.jpg" alt="The Divine Land Marching Band participated in the parade. (Edward Dai/The Epoch Times)" title="The Divine Land Marching Band participated in the parade. (Edward Dai/The Epoch Times)" width="320" class="size-medium wp-image-87106"/></a>
The Divine Land Marching Band participated in the parade. (Edward Dai/The Epoch Times)
<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/1aninecom_medium.jpg"><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/1aninecom_medium.jpg" alt="The Epoch Times' publication, 'Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party,' has been instrumental in convincing 55 million people to quiet the Chinese Communist Party. (Edward Dai/The Epoch Times)" title="The Epoch Times' publication, 'Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party,' has been instrumental in convincing 55 million people to quiet the Chinese Communist Party. (Edward Dai/The Epoch Times)" width="320" class="size-medium wp-image-87107"/></a>
The Epoch Times' publication, 'Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party,' has been instrumental in convincing 55 million people to quiet the Chinese Communist Party. (Edward Dai/The Epoch Times)
<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/1atuidangbanner_medium.jpg"><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/1atuidangbanner_medium.jpg" alt="55 million people have resigned from the Chinese Communist Party since November, 2004. (Edward Dai/The Epoch Times)" title="55 million people have resigned from the Chinese Communist Party since November, 2004. (Edward Dai/The Epoch Times)" width="320" class="size-medium wp-image-87108"/></a>
55 million people have resigned from the Chinese Communist Party since November, 2004. (Edward Dai/The Epoch Times)
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